Papers, 1928-1940.

Littlefield Lands.

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Yellow House Land Company

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This trust estate, an agency of Malcolm Hiram Reed, organized in 1923 to purchase 300,000 acres of land in Hockley and Lamb counties of Texas from the heirs of George W. Littlefield. The land was then resold in small plots to farmers. It is the successor of the Littlefield Lands Company. Like other land developers their company helped to settle the West Texas region, which eventually prospered through the decades. From the guide to the Yellow House Land Company Records, S1226. 1., 19...

Reed, Margaret Baines

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Reed, Malcom Hiram, 1876-1945.

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Born 1876 in Williamson County, Texas. Texas businessman with interests in cotton, land, banking, and oil production. Influential in settlement of West Texas through purchase of Littlefield Lands and operation of Yellow House Land Company. An active Mason, Reed was prominent in civic and social activities in Austin, Texas. Reed died in 1945 in Austin, Texas. From the description of Papers, 1928-1940. (Texas Tech University). WorldCat record id: 22837423 ...

Cocke, Joseph.

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Austin, Texas, attorney. Trustee for the Yellow House Land Company and son-in-law of Malcolm H. Reed, organizer of the company. Cocke heard many cases directly involving his relations and the Yellow House Company, which bought 300,000 acres of land in Lamb and Hockley Counties of Texas from the George W. Littlefield estate and resold it in small plots to farmer. Also taught courses for the Austin, Texas, chapter of the American Institute of Banking. From the description of Papers, 19...